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NURS 434 Community 1
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community health 
- identification of needs and the protection and improvement of collective health within a geographically defined area 
- Prevention of health problems = Anticipating and averting problems or discovering them as early as possible to minimize potential disability and impairment > Three levels... Primary: Keep illness or injury from occurring... Secondary: Efforts to detect and treat existing disease... Tertiary: Reduce the extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest...
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community health 
- identification of needs and the protection and improvement of collective health within a geographically defined area 
- Prevention of health problems = Anticipating and averting problems or discovering them as early as possible to minimize potential disability and impairment > Three levels... Primary: Keep illness or injury from occurring... Secondary: Efforts to detect and treat existing disease... Tertiary: Reduce the extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest...
Coronary Artery Disease 
-Type of blood vessel disorder that is included in the general category of atherosclerosis 
-Most common type of cardiovascular disease and accounts for the majority of deaths 
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) 
-Unstable angina and myocardial infarction fall under this and are more serious, pain from angina is relieved by resting or taking a medication such as nitroglycerin, if the pain is not relieved within 15 minutes of trying these interventions, then look at the possib...
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Coronary Artery Disease 
-Type of blood vessel disorder that is included in the general category of atherosclerosis 
-Most common type of cardiovascular disease and accounts for the majority of deaths 
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) 
-Unstable angina and myocardial infarction fall under this and are more serious, pain from angina is relieved by resting or taking a medication such as nitroglycerin, if the pain is not relieved within 15 minutes of trying these interventions, then look at the possib...
Provist 
quantitative 
Constructionist 
Qualitative 
Nursing Research 
to develop knowledge about issues important to nursing 
Profession Research 
clinical research designed to guide nursing practice 
Evidence Based Practice 
Used to make patient care decision 
clinical practice can change by use of EBP 
Example of EBP 
Heparin V. Saline lock. 
Nursing role to EBP: 
focus on area you are in (ER, OR) stay up to date via journals etc. 
T/F: Research must increasingly meet the test of being signif...
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Provist 
quantitative 
Constructionist 
Qualitative 
Nursing Research 
to develop knowledge about issues important to nursing 
Profession Research 
clinical research designed to guide nursing practice 
Evidence Based Practice 
Used to make patient care decision 
clinical practice can change by use of EBP 
Example of EBP 
Heparin V. Saline lock. 
Nursing role to EBP: 
focus on area you are in (ER, OR) stay up to date via journals etc. 
T/F: Research must increasingly meet the test of being signif...
The nurse is caring for a client with peripheral artery disease. What is the leading cause of peripheral artery disease? 
COPD 
Atherosclerosis The leading cause of PAD is atherosclerosis, a gradual thickening of the intima (innermost layer of the arterial wall) and media (middle layer of the arterial wall). 
Diabetes 
Tobacco Use 
The nurse is assessing a patient with peripheral artery disease. Which items are characteristics of peripheral artery disease? (Select All That Apply) 
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The nurse is caring for a client with peripheral artery disease. What is the leading cause of peripheral artery disease? 
COPD 
Atherosclerosis The leading cause of PAD is atherosclerosis, a gradual thickening of the intima (innermost layer of the arterial wall) and media (middle layer of the arterial wall). 
Diabetes 
Tobacco Use 
The nurse is assessing a patient with peripheral artery disease. Which items are characteristics of peripheral artery disease? (Select All That Apply) 
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uterine involution 
is the return of the uterus to its normal size and former condition after delivery 
 
-begins immediately after delivery 
-contraction of the uterus aids in the process 
-compression of the contracted uterus is primarily responsible for the prevention of PPH 
-by 6 weeks, the uterus should have completely involuted. 
uterine atony 
inability of the uterus to contract effectively 
 
"boggy uterus" 
FF 
firm fundus 
U/U 
right at umbilicus 
U/1 
1 below the umbilicus 
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uterine involution 
is the return of the uterus to its normal size and former condition after delivery 
 
-begins immediately after delivery 
-contraction of the uterus aids in the process 
-compression of the contracted uterus is primarily responsible for the prevention of PPH 
-by 6 weeks, the uterus should have completely involuted. 
uterine atony 
inability of the uterus to contract effectively 
 
"boggy uterus" 
FF 
firm fundus 
U/U 
right at umbilicus 
U/1 
1 below the umbilicus 
1/U...
full consciousness 
AOx4, comprehends spoken and written words 
confusion 
unable to think rapidly and clearly; easily bewildered, with poor memory and short attention span; misinterprets stimuli; judgement is impaired 
disorientation 
not aware of or not oriented to time, place, or person 
obtundation 
Lethargic, somnolent; responsive to verbal or tactile stimuli but quickly drifts back to sleep 
stupor 
generally unresponsive; may be briefly amused by vigorous, repeated, or painful stimuli; ma...
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full consciousness 
AOx4, comprehends spoken and written words 
confusion 
unable to think rapidly and clearly; easily bewildered, with poor memory and short attention span; misinterprets stimuli; judgement is impaired 
disorientation 
not aware of or not oriented to time, place, or person 
obtundation 
Lethargic, somnolent; responsive to verbal or tactile stimuli but quickly drifts back to sleep 
stupor 
generally unresponsive; may be briefly amused by vigorous, repeated, or painful stimuli; ma...
What is GTPAL? 
G: # of pregnancies including present T: # of pregnancies that ended at or after 37 weeks P: number of pregnancies ending preterm A: # of abortions L: # of living children 
What is given to mothers once at 24-27 weeks and then 72 hours after birth if rH negative? 
Rhogam 
What are presumptive signs of pregnancy? 
subjective things the pt reports, amenorrhea, fatigue, breast enlargement, nausea, darkening pigment of skin 
What are probable signs of pregnancy? 
things you can see, ...
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What is GTPAL? 
G: # of pregnancies including present T: # of pregnancies that ended at or after 37 weeks P: number of pregnancies ending preterm A: # of abortions L: # of living children 
What is given to mothers once at 24-27 weeks and then 72 hours after birth if rH negative? 
Rhogam 
What are presumptive signs of pregnancy? 
subjective things the pt reports, amenorrhea, fatigue, breast enlargement, nausea, darkening pigment of skin 
What are probable signs of pregnancy? 
things you can see, ...